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i r c,iemency of the weather there were
splendid' congregations at 'both deitd .
of worship. The church was beau•> '
fully decorated with autumn flowerer.
The guest speaker for the occasion
was Rev. Hugh. Wilson, of Auiburn,
who delighted the congregations with
his splendid 'message's. `The large
choir, under the leadership of M -r. G.
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billion dollars. In terms of large-
scale' industry, this has happened al-
most overnight. Until the fall of
(France, Canada was not looked to ser-
iously for the tools' of -war. When
Vichy capitulated. the 'picture echang-
ed abruptly. 'Canada's industrial and
government leaders worked day and
night to formulate the 'blueprint of the
huge • machine which in little more
than one year has swung into action.
A year, even si'k months hence, 'pro-
duction will be ou a scale not deemed
possible a few months ago.
Knowing little of thin war program
other than what they had read in
their newspapers, 'fifty -Canadian edi-
tors sallied forth late in August to
find out for themselves. We saw only
a few industries, eight to be exact, a
bare 'fraction of the grand total, but
they formed a- highllsrevealing cross-
section. In Hamilton, for instance, a
beehive of armament -making, we via -
led only one plant, the National Steel
Car. largest shell -producing plant in
the British Empire. Around the clock
seven days a week thousands of shells
for field artillery and anti-aircraft
guns are pouring from the complicat-
ed machines which ]bore them, length-
en 'them, shape them, nose them and
prepare them to receive fuse, loading
"caps and other parts.
Bren Machine Guns
At Toronto we visited the John Ing-
lis Co. plant, producer of • the famed
Bren automatic machine gun, now one
of the most prized weapons of the
Canadian army. Successful launching
of Bren gun production constitutes
one of the epics of this war. The en-
-1"erprise began at the ,outset of war
under inauspicious circumstances with
the accusation of political corruption
rife in the press. The result was a
government investigation that failed
at least to besmirch the character of
the, enterprising Major - Hahn, chief
;promoter of the Bren gun program
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meeting Major Hahn, of hearing him
speak for • half an hour and of learn-
ing sometht
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about
the man from
acquaintances of long standing. We
would judge :that a majority of edi-
tors present on that occasion became
convinced that here was a man who
knew his business, who had the .vis-
ion to make possible a vital link in
our war machine -and who was striv-
ing earnestly to do a job for his coun-
try. Incidentally Major Hahn served
in Canada's armed forces in the Great
War and . according to comrades -in -
arms, he was a first-class soldier and
an officer noted for his initiative and
fearlessness.
'Under his direction 'the Inglis Co.
plant has become the largest produc-
er of automatic guns in North Amer-
ica, if not in the world. Working far
ahead of schedule it will have produc-
ed Many. many thousands of , Bren
guns in 1941. The Canadian Bren gun
enjoys a high reputation for effici-
ency and perfection of workmanship:
It is in high favor with men of Can-
ada's army. The plant and equipment
used to produce the Bren gun was
paid for jointly by the British and
Canadian Governments and remains
• their property. It was designed and -
is, operated by the Inglis Company.
Thousands 'of hands are working on
the materials and assembly lines of
the Bren gun. We noticed- that a re-
markably 'high - percentage , of the
workers were girls or women. Indeed
we found in nearly every war' plant
that female help was being utilized
more . and more. One official empha-
sized that in many operations • the
nimble fingers of young women were
more suited to fast production.
Building- Bombers
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The editors had their first glimpse
of how a iboniber .is made in an air-
craft -factory , near Montreal.. This
'particular plant is engaged ill produc-
tion of the Bolingbroke bomber. It
has 'been enlarged four 'times to take
care of ertpanding orders. We saw
'bombers in all stages of production
to the' point where they were rolled
from the factory for trial flight. We
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CANADIAN EDITORS AT SEA
These sturdy Canadian destroy-
ers, operating in Atlantic ' waters
freshly patrolled by mine -sweep-
ers, gave touring editors a first-
hand view of the Canadian Navy's
efficiency.
were given a demonstration of re-
leasing bombs from the plane's belly
that }vas highly. significant. The en-
tire plant reverberated with activity
as trained hands of men and •women
put together the huge 'bombers which
will one day wreak vengeance over
Hitledland. It is difficult to imagine
that Canada's aircraft industry was
only in its embryo stage when war
broke out, yet today we are manufac-
turing thirteen different types of
planes. The majority of primary
trainers for the Commonwealth Air
Training Plan have been delivered -and
the factories are giving more atten-
tion to advanced trainers and heavy
bombers. In two years. the personnel
of the aircraft factories has increas-
ed..from 1,600.to more than 25,000.
Thea cost of on airplane staggers the
imagination. A Hampden bomber, for
instance, costs about $150,000.
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Tanks and Tank Guns
We visited . another factory, which
only a year ago was a peace -time in-
dustry 'but which is now producing
tank and anti-tank guns for Canada's
armoured forces at an astonishing
rate. Fully -equipped with the most
modern machinery, the greater part
of United States origin, this plant typ-
ifies the revolution which has taken
place in Canada's war industry. A
third plant in the Montreal area was
producing the new heavy infantry
tank, designed to co-operate with in-
fantry in assault on enemy positions.
Several of the completed tanks were
driven in procession in front of the
factory for 'benefit of out party. They
made an imposing spectacle as the
heavily -plated and armoured vehicles
moved up and down the street, their
t•ieads clanking on the pavement. A
total of 800 of these tanks is now on
order. The infantry tank is 17• feet
long.. carries a cannon and machine
guns, as well as smoke bomb equip- Note.—After carefully reading the
ment. It is equipped with wireless 'booklet of ,poems, written by my life
set, periscope, telescope, telephone
and other instruments. The crew -are
well protected by thick armour plate.
A year ago these tanks were not con-
sidered within the realm of Canada's
potentialities. Today`; they are a re-
ality.
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14 Johnston
Those Rural Rhymes in booklet neat
Lie on my desk, beside my seat,
And they for me have made much joy,
For he who wrote was an Ashfield boy.
With skilful axe his sturdy sire
His home had 'built, which we'd admire
I'f standing now, with byre and sty,
By babbling brook that gambol'd by.
A scant two miles from where these
-stood,
Our '-homestead lay amidst the wood;
And that old school. with basswood
tree,
Once sheltered him, and sheltered me.
In that same school, with vim and' zest
He taught the young to do their best
At work or play, and follow true
The Golden Rule, whate'er ensue.
With manner suave, and charming
smile,
Each boy and girl he did beguile,
That to this day his fame doth shine
In Finlay's school, old Number Nine.
Eight years thus spent had' spread his
fame;
From richer fields a call then came,
And he was off, with sigh and tear
At leaving friends he held so dear.
His Shoes he left-toiame to fill.
And in I stepped, against nay will,
For much•"I fear'd, with quake and
quail,
That, after his, my work should fait
And 'mong the names within this book
My family name my attention took; "
All Ashfield friends of odic lay
Were friend's of mine, I proudly say.
That .maple tree, still stout and green,
By Ymind's eye -is . plainlyseen; "
Thus all will know with what delight
This 'booklet glows before my sight.
Full forty years, without respite,
On history'] page, his pen did write
Great teacher's work, that long shall
live,
When "(hust to
give.
dust"
release shall
In school and church 'twas his delight,
Strong minds to build, -and errors
blight;
No nobler work could one desire,
And all his friends do him admire.
In high esteem 'throughout this land
The Johnston name shall firmly stand
And o'er the burn he'll find 'high place
For . work well done, and deeds of
grace.
And now I -end my first essay
At Writing thoughts in 'rhyming way;
And I confess that common„ prose
Much better doth my -'thoughts expose.
One of industry's most spectacular
achievements was viewed 'by our par-
ty .dt the magnificent plant at Sorel
where the new 25 -pounder guns are
coming off the ,assembly line. Here
we met the Mothers Simard, Joseph
and Edouard, small-town French-Can-
adian lads whom enterprises would
make a story in themselves. .Origin-
ally engaged in the shipbuilding in-
dustry, they had the foresight and
initiative to launch a war undertak-
ing,of vital import to Canada. Over-
coming, tremendous obstacles they
,have' built a modern plant, equipped
with precision machinery, that is
turning scrap iron into the sleek and
powerful 25 -pounder gun.
Before the war the Simard brothers
bought all the scrap iron they could
find in America and transpolted it up
the St: Lawrence to the spot where
they planned to erect their plant. To-
day the great piles of scrap outside
their building testify to the fact that
they have an abundant supply for
mqut.hs to come. They brought skill-
ed artisans from France to undertake
mechanical operations. After the fall
of France they lost these workmen.
The Chrysler 'Corporation stepped in -
.to the breach. Today many' hundreds
of workmen, chiefly • ,French-Canad-
ians, are performing the exacting
tasks in the 'Simard plant.
The drama of war production is
strikingly depicted in this factory.
where massive, white-hot ingote are
lifted from glowing 'furnaces to huge
presses where the gun ,barrels are
hammered and scaled to the right pro-
portions, a spectacle that completely
fascinates the visitor just as a'black-
smith's anvil has an irresistible lure
for the small boy. "Another machine
will cut up the red,hot ingot of gun -
'barrel steel las a knife would (cut
through cheese. The precision ma-
chinery for turning gun barrels, for
fashioning gun 'carriages and the
great multitude of ,.intricate parts
which go to make up a modern artil-
lery gun, command the 'highest type
of mechanical skill., Soon Canada's
regiments of artillery' will be equip-
ped with the deadly '26 -pounder, one
of French Canada's contributions t�
the fight for freedom.
A visit to the 'Dominion Arsenal.
-where small arms ammunition is made
completed our tour of munition
plants in Ontario and Quebec. We had
seen only a small sector of Canada's
war. industry, a lusty infant that is
speedily acquiring the vigor of youtig
manhood and will within a few months
have reached maturity. Col. W. A.
Harrison, executive assistant to the
Minister of Munitions arid Supply,
*no was a member of our party, told
the editors • that in addition, Canada
was producing twenty kinds of high
explosives and as many as 400 motor'
ized vehicles a day, as well as oper-
ating the largest small arms factory
in the Empire. Ile said that when
maximum output - was reached they
could equip a complete division every
six 'tveeks. 12.ifiee, two -pounders and
Toillaby guns• vele ainong other +riuip-
long friend, William Henry Johnston,
of Exeter, the impulse came .to me to
try if I .could write something of a
rhyming nature, and the above poetic
abortion -resulted. It has confirmed
my opinion that a poet's hand's are tqo
firmly shackled 'by 'chains of conven-
tion, such as metre, rhyme, etc., re-
lieved only by poetic', license. How-
ever, I should like to see my effort in.
print, by way of an expression of my
sincere respect for an Old Boy of our
native Ashfield—one who has lived a
most useful life in every respect, and
deserves 'the best regards of all,
^ THOS. G. ALLEN,
Sept. 15, 1941. Clinton, Ont.
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BRUCEFIELD
The United 'Farm Women held their
monthly meeting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Cairns on Wednesday,
Sept. 17. The president presided and
opened' the 'meeting with singing
"How Pleasant 'Tis. To Meet Again,"
followed 'by the Creed. Roll call was
answered with the name of a Cabinet
Minister and his office. After the lit-
erature from head office and business
was discussed, the topic, "How To Be
Unhappy," 'was well given by Mrs.
Cairns. Many wise reasons for un-
happiness were given. The questions
on "The Plan For Better.. Health,"
were taken by Mrs. 'Douglas. Mrs.
Snider and 'Miss Marks. During the
social program little Verna Eyre sang
a solo. The president had charge of
riddles and contests, and the meeting
was also favored with a solo by 'Miss
M. McQueen. All enjoyed the music
given 'by Mrs. M. Hetherington, of
Glenville. The October meeting will
beheld at .the 'home' of Mr. and Mrs.
W.D oug las.
Mrs. W. Stevens, Mrs. W'm. Doug-
las, IM'rs. C. Haugh and Mrs. •Zapfe
attended the W.M.S. thankoffering at
Blake on Tuesday.
Wedding bells are ringing.'
CKNX — WINGHAM
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WEEKLY -PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Friday, Oct. 10-8.05 a.m., CKNX
Breakfast Club; 10, Jim Maxwell ;
7.45 p.m., The Lone Ranger; -8.30,
Gull ey-Jumpers..
S'aturd'ay, Oct. 11-9.30 „ a.m., Kid-
dies' Studio 'Party; 6.15 p.m., Jim
Maxwell; 7.15, Tommy Dorsey Orch-
estra; 8, OKNX Barn Dance.
Sunday, Oct. 12-12.35 p.m.. Sun-
day's Mail Bag; 1.15, Gene Autry; 7,
Church Service.
No Rough Stuff
A colonel of the old school was ad-
dressing two guilty -looking privates,
whose clothes were torn and ragged.
"Look heere, you fellow's." he ex-
claimed, "I'll have You know that I
simply wenn tolerate fighting in, my
regiment! "—Grit.
iM'opday, Oct. 13-7.30 a.m.; "Ever -
ready Time"; 11.30,. Piano Ramblings;
5.15 parr., Secret Service Scouts; "8.30,
CKNX Ranch Boys.
Tuesday, Oct. 14-7.15 a.m., Hymn
Time; 11.4'5, 'Songs with Dick Todd;
5.45 •pm.,,"Tirzan of the Apes"; 7.15,
Adventures of Charles Chan.
Wednesday, Oct. 15 — 9.45 a.m.,
House of Dreams; 7 p.m., "Ogden's
Hoedown"; 8. Sewers Brothers Quar-
tette; 9.15, Organ Melodies.
Thursday, Oct. 16-9 a.m., Voice ,of
Mentory; 5 p.m., Genial Jan Gariber;
7, Telephone Tunes; 7.30, Highlights
in Harmony. i
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ment being produced in 'Canada. He
declared that Canadians could make
any kind of war equipment if given
the plans and designs. The Depart-
ment of 'Munitions and Supply per-
sonnel had groowt? from 200 to 2,000
since the war began. He admitted
that the officers had experienced
many heartaches, that many 'bottle-
necks had been encountered and. that
only now was the entire plan coming
to fruition.
Unquestionably the armaments plan
has cost Canada a colosSal sum of
money, even now running into astron-
omical figures. No doubt waste, In-
efficiency and extravagance ,have had
a part in the story. But the main
point is that the war industries are
now swinging into production and
that it is NOT "to late", as once we
bad good reason to fear.
(Next week's artiole-`will feature
the tfi;:C.A,'p`:),
(Delayed in the snail,' -Too late iQr•
last week's issue)
Davidson -' Twitchell
A quiet but lovely Autumn wedding
was solemnized at 'Rensali 'United.
Church Manse on Saturday, Sept. 270
at 2.30 p.m., 'when Rev. R. A. • Brook
officiated for the marriage of Shirley
Bernice, eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Orville Twitchell, of Tiens ll, and
Allan- Ross David son, only son of Mr.
and Mrs. William . R. Davidson, of
Hensall. For her wedding 'the attrac-
tive young 'bride chose a. black and
white tailored suit with a black bon=
net shaped hat and wearing a shoul-
d'erette of white gardenias. They were
unattended.' Immediately following
the ceremony fthe bridal couple left
for a motor trip to Toronto, Ottawa
and North Bay. Mr. 'and Mrs. David-
son will reside in Hensall.
W. C. T. U. Meets
The September meeting of the W.C.
T.U, was held Thursday afternoon in
the school room of the United Church
with Mrs. R. A. Brook presiding -,for
the devotional period., The opening
hymn, "Soldiers of Christ.'Arise," was
followed with prayer by Miss Jeaii
Murray. The devotional 'study and
Scripture -reading was taken by Mrs.
Brook, the president, took the chair
for the remainder of the program. "I
Need Thee, Precious Jesus," opened
this portion of the program. During
the business period' Mrs. Brook was
appointed a delegate to attend the
provincial convention to be held in
Devine United .Church, Sarnia, from
Sept, 30 to Oct. 3. A letter was read
pertaining to war service work and
how much the local Hensall-Exeter
unite is doing for soldiers. Mrs.
Brook was appointed' superintendeht
for war service department; Miss
•Irene Douglas appointed ,superintend-
ent of scientific instructions in day
schools and colleges, .and Mrs. Hess,
superintendent for Little ` White Rib -
boners. The meeting concluded with
the benediction.
The• first monthly meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce was held in
the Town Hall on Monday evening
with a splendid attendance, with Mr.
R. H. Middleton, the president. in the
chair. 'Much 'business was discussed
and plans made for future events
which include a euchre and dance to
be -held Friday, bet. 17th, the pro-
ceeds to 'be usedfor the Community
Christmas tree. Mrs. Ro'bt. Drysdale
was appointed assisint secretary for
Mr. K. I. McLean. Mr. Claude Bites
conducted a quiz, the captains being'
Rev. IL A. Brook and; Rev. Wllljama.
Weir.
Mrs. Sara MoClinehey and Beverley
left .last week for Varna where Mrs.
McCiinchey has 'secured a good posi-
tion.
Miss
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Miss 'Minnie Reid has returned af-
ter holidaying at Owen Sound and
Elora.
W. G. Perry, teller of the Bank of
Montreal, 'Glencoe, is 'being transfer-
red to the Bank of Montreal at Hen
sail. , -
Miss E. Johnston has returned from
visiting in Auburn, Wingham and
Sarnia.
'Mrs. Nioholson, of Brighit's Grove,
spent last week in town. the guest of
Miss E. Johnston.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Davidsoneprom-
inent Hensel' residents, observed -their
25th wedding anniversary quietly at
their home here on Saturday last In
honor of the -event, CKNX, Wingham,
played a favorite. selection.
Rally day services were held in.
Carmel Church on Sunday morning
last with a splendid congregation pre-
sent for the occasion: The church was
effectively decorated " with autumn
flowers, and the minister, Rev. Wm.
Weir,
subject for his s bl ct spoke on the
theme, "Christ. the Hope of the
World'," in a very interesting manner.
A special rally day -program was car-
ried out and the service muck enjoy-
ed.
LAC. Ken Passmore, of the R.C.A.F.,
Trenton, visited over the week -end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Passmore.
Mr. Rabt. Passmore, who has spent
the past sil'mmer months on the Orr-
ville 'Mission Field, is visiting for a
few days with his parents," Mr. and
Mrs. John Passmore.
Successful anniversary se r v ice s
were . held in Chiselhurst United
Church on Sunday, Sept. 28th, at 2.30
p.m: and 7.30 p.m., and despite the
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